Athlone Athletics Club will host a new Midlands Half Marathon and 10km. Taking place on Sunday 24th September 2023, with the half marathon and10k both starting at 10am.
We would like to invite runners of all abilities to this fast flat course. If it is a PB you are looking for or just a course that winds through Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands, then this is the race for you. Beginning and ending on a world class track and taking in the beautiful Greenway, the uniqueness of this race will surely not disappoint.
Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male/Female. Ist Male/Female O40, 50, 60. Team event Male/Female for the Brian Garvey Trophy (Half Marathon event).
Race route details:
Both events start on the TUS Athlone Campus outdoor track. Runners will complete one full lap of the track before exiting the campus at the Main Gate onto the Moate Road before turning left and left again. Runners will then be directed onto the (Old Rail Trail) Greenway via the old Garrycastle Bridge. Half marathon runners will continue to the half marathon turn around point, and 10k runners will continue to the 10k turnaround point
All runners (in both races) will complete a short (approx. 400 meters) add on section on the Greenway on their return, before proceeding back to the TUS Campus, entering by the Garrycastle Gate and completing another full lap on the track before crossing the finish line.
Athlone Athletics Club will host a new Midlands Half Marathon and 10km. Taking place on Sunday 24th September 2023, with the half marathon and10k both starting at 10am.
We would like to invite runners of all abilities to this fast flat course. If it is a PB you are looking for or just a course that winds through Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands, then this is the race for you. Beginning and ending on a world class track and taking in the beautiful Greenway, the uniqueness of this race will surely not disappoint.
Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male/Female. Ist Male/Female O40, 50, 60. Team event Male/Female for the Brian Garvey Trophy (Half Marathon event).
Race route details:
Both events start on the TUS Athlone Campus outdoor track. Runners will complete one full lap of the track before exiting the campus at the Main Gate onto the Moate Road before turning left and left again. Runners will then be directed onto the (Old Rail Trail) Greenway via the old Garrycastle Bridge. Half marathon runners will continue to the half marathon turn around point, and 10k runners will continue to the 10k turnaround point
All runners (in both races) will complete a short (approx. 400 meters) add on section on the Greenway on their return, before proceeding back to the TUS Campus, entering by the Garrycastle Gate and completing another full lap on the track before crossing the finish line.
